20 Golden Singalong Party Greats - Ferryman and Greeny

Ferryman_1957 · April 25, 2020, 05:49:51 AM

Update: This song started as an instrumental backer, which I did using my Bass VI and wonderful new pedalboard. It was really an experiment to test out my new stuff but I posted it as a collaboration to see if anyone wanted to add vocals. Tim (Greeny) picked it up and added some amazing vocals that really gave the song a whole new feel and turned it into a fully formed piece IMO.

I'm posting the track here as some folks might get confused by the trail of posts below. This is the finished piece, all instruments/backing by me with vocals and final production added by Tim (Greeny).

Greeny · April 25, 2020, 07:06:40 AM

On it.

Ferryman_1957 · April 25, 2020, 07:07:50 AM

Quote from: Greeny on April 25, 2020, 07:06:40 AMOn it.

Now I'm getting all excited.....

Greeny · April 25, 2020, 08:18:44 AM

This one was meant to be

Yesterday, I earmarked this title for my next album name and it's title track. And then this perfectly formed gem came along!

The concept is for the title to be totally incongruous and out of whack with the actual content. It sounds like a James Last style shitty old easy listening album.

I did, I'm afraid, have Throbbing Gristle's '20 Jazz-Funk Greats' as inspiration

Anyway - this absolutely just clicked, so thankyou for such an amazing track Nigel! Hope you like what I've done with it.

20 Golden Party Greats

fluffy slippers for the brain
we're sitting around
we're locking it down

the James Last orchestra of pain
easy listening fools
easy listening ghouls

20 golden singalong party greats

tap your foot and hum along
there's a hearse in the drive
are you even alive?

instrumentals can't offend
no swearing for you
fuck-a-doodle-doo

20 golden singalong party greats

and we're netflix and chilling
as the morgues keep on filling

20 golden singalong party greats

Ferryman_1957 · April 25, 2020, 08:31:19 AM

Oh wow It's effin' awesome. I would never have tried anything like that on the vox. It's given it a really edgy feel, very cool indeed. Love the concept and the lyrics......

Can't stop playing it, I want to leap around like I'm 18 again!

BTW we had several James Last albums in our house when I was growing up. I know where you are coming from.....

Hilary · April 25, 2020, 09:10:28 AM

Crikey it is good isn't it!

Flash Harry · April 25, 2020, 02:10:08 PM

Oh

My

Word!

One bass guitar. That's one amazing sound. It also sounds like you have got your head around the drum machine too.

So chunky, it's a perfect vehicle for Tim's vocal

PiePod bound...

SE · April 25, 2020, 03:38:21 PM

Well just listened, well impressed, just one of the best songcrafters colabs I've heard in a long while, great stuff congratulations to you both, epic!!!

kenny mac · April 25, 2020, 04:32:03 PM

Cool stuff guys, I'm loving the collabs that are happening on the site.
It's a real blast to see them come in.
This brought back memories James last.
Didnt some of the album names have really creepy titles like "Last the whole might long lol
Like the lyric..especially the hearse in the driveway bit.
Nice one guys.